“Kuwento ni Bulilit” (A Song About ADHD)

As a form of “educational entertainment”, the Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP) would like to present to you a song about ADHD.

In 2007 to 2008, a group therapy program for children with ADHD called “A Journey Through ADHD” was developed by Dr. Rhodora Andrea M. Concepcion (current PSCAP President), a couple of years after graduating from her Fellowship Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), through the kind invitation and trust of Dr. Cynthia R. Leynes, who was her mentor and consultant at the said institution, and through an educational grant by Janssen Pharmaceutica to develop the program.

The program was offered to children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) at the ADHD Clinic of UP-PGH in 2007-2008.

Interesting activities were designed per session in the entire duration of the program. This included the recording of a song that talks about ADHD sung by the children themselves who participated in the group therapy. The song’s objective is to inform the public about ADHD as well as to feature the talents children with ADHD are capable of creating and achieving. The song is entitled “Kuwento ni Bulilit” (A Song about ADHD), composed and recorded in 2008. It was composed and co-arranged by Dr. Concepcion, performed and recorded by the children who were part of the group therapy program. The song describes the lives and struggles of these children with positive messages on how to help and understand children with ADHD. The endeavor was sincerely intended for an enriching and learning experience in the lives of these children. To date, “Kuwento ni Bulilit” is the first song written about ADHD in the Philippines.

As a disclosure, the names, photos, and other information about the children involved in the recording have been granted proper consent by their parents and guardians. We invite you all to listen to the song. Written and prepared by: Rhodora Andrea M. Concepcion, MD, FPPA (Life), FPSCAP President Philippine Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP)